Ana Luiza Castello Brigagão has worked in the Intellectual Property Litigation area since 2022 at Montaury Pimenta, Machado and Vieira de Mello Lawyers, initially as a legal intern, and joined the firm as an attorney and partner in 2024.

She graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in 2023 and is currently studying for a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law at the same institution.

Her experience includes out-of-court disputes and complex litigation before national courts, including the Superior Courts, related to Intellectual Property, mainly involving trademarks, domain names, unfair competition, digital law and copyright, representing national and international clients.

Academic Background

• Postgraduate student in Intellectual Property Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
• Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2023.
• Domain Name Dispute Course by the Center for Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Arbitration in Intellectual Property (CSD-ABPI), 2023.
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Summer Course on Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment, 2022.

Professional Experience

• Lawyer and partner at Montaury Pimenta, Machado and Vieira de Mello Lawyers since July 2024.
• Paralegal at Montaury Pimenta, Machado and Vieira de Mello Lawyers from January 2024 to June 2024.
• Legal intern at Montaury Pimenta, Machado and Vieira de Mello Lawyers from February 2022 to December 2023.
• Legal intern at Nunes Ferreira, Vianna Araújo, Cramer, Duarte Lawyers in strategic civil litigation, from January 2021 to February 2022.

Publications

• "Advertising Slogans Will Now be Accepted by the Brazilian Trademark Office", Lexology, November 2024.
• "Brazilian Superior Court of Justice Rules: Google Can Remove Content Based on YouTube's Terms of Use Without a Court Order", Lexelogy, September 2024.